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Greater Los Angeles Area

• Manage intellectual property needs for numerous companies, startups, and inventors
• Recommend and implement patentable improvements to software architecture and product design
• Develop optimal strategies to protect proprietary assets and enforce intellectual property rights
• Provide comprehensive search reports analyzing competitor technologies to ascertain patentability
• Draft and prosecute patent and trademark applications for innovative products and processes

Alexandria, VA

• Examined a broad range of mechanical technology, industrial processes, and electronic systems
• Reviewed more than 3,000 patent applications for compliance, issuing over 250 US patents
• Passed the USPTO internal patent bar examination on the first attempt
• Applied US and int’l. law to issue patentability judgments to inventors from over 100 countries
• Affirmed by a judicial panel on three appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• Published official positions of legal record as a representative of the USPTO

Tysons Corner, VA

• Developed a variety of solutions with respect to resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Performed statistical analysis of data and constructed detailed cost comparisons
• Authored technical reports and contractual documents including Agency Tenders, Performance Work Statements, and Requests for Proposals
• Conducted interviews of Federal employees to evaluate workload, quality, and efficiency

Radford, VA

• Cooperated with department managers on the plant floor to track and categorize assets by using various inventory quantifying procedures
• Utilized software to cross-reference and update inventory values

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Intellectual Property Law

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial And Systems Engineering, 3.54

Minor in Business